First-aid packet or package.



{IRST AID PACKET 0R PACKAGE PPucAnpa'HLm APR. 24,1916.

Patented Judy-24,1917.

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OTTO C. SCI-IULZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLILIOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BAUER & BLACK, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION QF ILLINOIS.

Application filed April 24, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OTTO O. SoHnLz, a citizen of the United States, residing at hicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in First-Aid Packets or Packages, of which the following is a specification.

It has heretofore been the practice to furnish individual soldiers in the army with a sealed container in which a pair of bandages are arranged, with which a wounded soldier may bind his wound to stop the flow of blood and prevent infection. Recent developments in military surgery have indicated that a larger proportion of wounds can be healed if immediately treated with a solution of iodin. Inasmuch as the container is of standard dimensions, being designed to receive only the bandages above referred to, a difiicult problem of including the iodin within the container is presented.

It is the object of my invention to pro vide a standard first aid packet or package comprising a pair of bandages tightly packed in a sealed container, with one or more ampoules or swabs containing iodin or other cleansing, disinfecting or healing liquid, without increasing the size of the packet or package, and also to arrange the ampoules or swabs within the packet or package so that they will be protected by the bandages in assembling the packet or package and in handling the same.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent as it is better understood by reference to the following specification when read in connection with the accompanying drawing, illustrating the preferred embodiment thereof, in Which- Figure l is a view in perspective of the container, partially broken away to show the contents of the packet or package;

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of a pair of bandages with the complementary depressions to receive the iodinswabs;

Fig. 3 is a view in perspectlve of an iodin swab" Fig. 4 is a section on the line 1-4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of a single bandage with the swabs assembled therewith.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a suitable metal container of standard dimen- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24t, 191?. Serial No. 93,107.

s ionsadapted to. be sealed to prevent infect on of the contents and to be readily opened when required. Two bandages 2 have here tofore been sterilized, compressed andtightly packedwithin the container, the latter being made of a size just sutlicient to hold the bandages when packed. snugly therein. To

ELCCOlDlllOClflt-Q a pair of iodin swabs within the container without injuring the container and without reducing the size of the bandages or mutilating the same I subject each bandage to pressure in a compress (not shown) which is adapted to produce one or more depressions 3 in one face of the band age, the depressions being located so that when the two badages are arranged face to face within the container they will form openmgs adapted to receive the swabs.

he swabs are preferably of the type described in my copending application, Serial No. 93,106 filed April 24, 1916, consisting of a glass container 5 incloscd within a fabric wrapper 6 which extends beyond the glass container to form an applying means 7. By breaking a restricted neck portion of the glass container the contents is allowed to flow to the applying means.

Before placing the bandages 2 within the container 1 they are wrapped preferably in paper 8 which is suiiiciently loose to allow it to be forced into the depressions 3. A plurality of safety pins in a suitable wrapper 9 are preferably disposed between the bandages 2. The parts being assembled, the con tainer l is sealed.

My invention provides for including in a first aid packet or package of standard size one or more swabs or ampoules for first aid use without increasing the size of the packet or package, without decreasing the size of the bandages and without mutilating the bandages. Furthermore, it will be apparent that the swabs or ampoules can be assembled with the bandages in the container in a simple and convenient manner and that this can be accomplished and the container sealed without endangering the swabs or ampoules which necessarily embody a thin friable glass container to hold the iodin or other liquid. This is a very important feature of my invention because if the swab or ampoule should be broken in placing it in the container or in sealing the container it would probably not be discovered until the container was opened to use the bandages in a first that time the liquid from the swab or ampoule.

aid emergency and by would have escaped It will be further understood that changes may be made in my invention within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit thereof or sacrificing any of its I claim:

material advantages.

ing a'sealed container,

1. A first aid packet or package comprisa pair of individual compressed bandages snugly inclosed within said container and provided with complementary depressions in their opposing faces, 15 and a surgical swab disposed in said defive cents pressions to permit the container to be sealed without injury thereto. a

2. A method of packing bandages and surgical swabs to provide a compact first aid packet or package which consists in subjecting a pair of bandages to pressure to form complementary depressions in their opposing faces, inserting the swabs in'said depressions, and inclosing the assembled bandageand swabs in a suitable container.

OTTO o. soHULzj.

WVitnesses:

WM. 0. BELT, M. A. Kmom.

each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

